Rooikrantz Dam | |
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Official name | Rooikrantz Dam |
Country | South Africa |
Location | King William's Town, Eastern Cape |
Coordinates | 32°45′2″S 27°19′07″E / 32.75056°S 27.31861°ECoordinates: 32°45′2″S 27°19′07″E / 32.75056°S 27.31861°E |
Purpose | Irrigation and domestic use |
Owner(s) | Department of Water Affairs |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earth fill dam |
Impounds | Buffalo River |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Rooikrantz Dam Reservoir |
Rooikrantz Dam is a dam on the Buffalo River, about 15 km northwest of King William's Town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It lies due east of the larger and newer Sandile Dam.